Portable grill



Jan. 13, 1953 .1. w. SNYDER 2,625,148

PORTABLE GRILL Filed Dec. 5, 1949 2 SHEETS-SHEET 1 /8 7 /a 5 2/ f0 /0 A7/7 /5 Z7 :7 Z7 /9 INVENTOR. (75/70 l K 5/7/049/1 Jan. 13, 1953 J. w.SNYDER 2,625,148

- PORTABLE cam.

Filed Dec. 5, 1949 2 SHEETSSHEET 2 /6 //4 f6 In LE.

I N V EN TOR.

Patented Jan. 13, 1953 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE;

PORTABLE GRILL John W. Snyder, Youngstown, Ohio "Jjf mie-tar et 5, 1949,Si e ii-51 1i? 2 Claims.

This invention relates to a grill and vmore particularly to a portablegrill providing a convenient outdoor cooking device: f--

The principal object of thef'inventionflis'; the provision of a portablegrill for'outdoor-cooking purposes. g

A further object of the invention is the provision of a portable grillof a collapsible nature and formed essentially of wire sections forlightweight and easyhandling:

A still further object of; the invention; is the provision of aportable'grill having novel grates for holding combustible material. v f

A still further object of the invention is the provision of a portablegrill-having-a combination adjustable draftand splattershield-incorporated t 7 -e A still further object of the invention--isthe provision of a portable grill, the usable surface portion ofwhich may be adjusted towardor away from the heat source therein.

The portable grill disclosed herein comprises a simple and efficientlightweight structure formed essentially of Wire framework panelspivotally secured to one another and adapted to be opened into squareshape toenclose grates and a grill surface. The-device is particularlyadapted for picnic cooking and camping trips and the like in which acompact'portable grill unit is indicated and which device maybe set upto form a relatively large grill of convenient height for outdoorcooking purposes.

With the foregoing and-other objects in view which will appear as thedescription proceeds, the invention resides in the -combination andarrangement of parts-and in the details of construction hereinafterdescribed and claimed, it being understood that changes in thepreciseembodiment of the invention herein disclosed can be made withinthe scope of what is claimed without departing'from the spirit-ofthe-invention.--

The invention is illustrated in the-accompanying drawing, wherein:

Figure l is a front viewof the portable grill.

Figure 2 is a side view thereof with parts broken away taken on line 2-2of Figurel.

Figure 3 is a top planviewshowing the cooking grill surface inposition.-

Figure 4 is a top plan view with thecooking grill removed and showingthe grates in position.

Figure 5 is a top plan viewshowing the grates collapsed and the portablegrill partially collapsed. V a -X Figure 6 is a front view showing theportable grate completely collapsed.

Figure 7 is an enlarged 'deta' ofportions of the grates and meansforhclding a can of ignition fuel therebeneath.

By. referring to the drawings and Figures; l; 2, 3 and 4 in particularit will-be ;seen; that; the portable grill comprises a front wire -frameill, aback wire frame H andapai-r of oppositely disposed side wireframes l-2 a'rld I3. 'The wire frames 12 and [3 have end rear cornerposts I4 and l5,;respectively,- which are encircled by loops l6 formedonthe'rear frame H. The front section lil hasjsidewardly extending loopsl'I-l| which ar'e'engaged about vertical corner posts 18 and-119 formedon the side frames I2 and I3, respectively. Thus the frame sections I0,H, 12 and I3 are secured one to another in pivotal relationship so thatthe frames will form a square or rectangle when viewed vin top planview, as shown in Figures 3 and iof 'thefdrawi'rrgsxThe pivotal,connection ofth'e framesections I0, I I, 12 and I3 enables them to be,collapsed ag ainst one another as shown in Figures 5 and'6 of thedrawings, I I; Y r, T

Each of the side frames. l2 and [3. has a plurality of inturned loops? 29 -20,: oppositely disposed pairs of which are arranged on severalhorizontal ;planes so1:that a grill 2|? having "side wardly extendingdownturned hooks 22 may be supported thereby, 'asibest shown -in;Fig-ure's- 1 and 3 of the drawings. The backpanel ll also has inturnedloopsflandrearwardlyf projecting hooks Men the grill 2| engage, the sameto support the rear surface f -the grill 21-:

The backframe H has a sheet metal panel HA secured theretoas'byhaving-the edges thereof rolled; around thebdge frame sections thereof.Each of the side panels I2 and I3 has a sheet metal panel HA and 13Apositioned thereon inrthe samemanner: The-front-frame I ll has. a sheetmetalpanel. 25 securedto transversely p0.- sitioned rods 26,'the endsof'which extend' be yond the ends of thexsheet" metal panel 25 and arelooped about the corner posts l8 and [9 of the side frames 12 and, -l 3;Thesheetmetal panel 25. is; therefore, movable vertically, as shown inFigure 1 of the drawings; and fo'r'ms a combination draft and splattershields 'whengin lowere most position, asshown in Figuresl and 2 of thedrawings, the sheet; metal pane1p25'formswdraft shield with respect" tocombustiblematerial p0 sitioned in a pair of gratesg'2l and-25 which arepivoted to the front and back panels lflandfl-l, respectively, andtemporarily"; securedto; one another adjacent their lowermost endsby,means of a plurality ofhooks 2Q soas to form av-shaped grate, asbestshown in Figures Zand '4 of the drawingsj A It. will be observedthatywhen the grillfis in opened io t a s 2. anr jifler tmporarilrhooked twne amine? fine was!" and it will also be observed thatthe hooks29 en"- gage over the lower edge of the grate 28 that by merelylifting the grate 21 which carries-the hooks 29, the grate 21 will fallby g avity-sad thereby drop anycombustible 'riiateria'l' that may belocated thereon. 'The grates ZVlrlid 28; and the grill 2| serve to holdthe four wire jframe's 'IU j'I I; l2 and I3 insubstantiaHy square orrect'angularposition when viewed" in tdp 'plan viewand thereby prevent'the device from "collapsihg when in use. it will be 'observed 'thatithe .isheetifmetal panel 25- may be nioved iipwardlyiias slibwn' .-in

Figures 1 and 2 of the drawings so thati'it pro?- vides a splattershield with respect to the grill 2| when the same is located in one ofthe optional lower positions. When the grill 2| is positioned on theupper edges of the frames I2, l3 and I I the splatter shield then actsonly as a draft deflector and control.

In order that combustible material positioned on the grates 21 and 28,when they are held in engaged relationship, as shown in Figures 2, 4 and7 of the drawings, may be ignited a projecting wire clip 30, as bestshown in Figure 7 of the drawings, is formed on or as part of the grate27 and extends outwardly and downwardly therefrom and has an inturnedend 3| adapted to hook under the lip of a can of solidified alcohol orthe like which can be positioned thereon immediately below the grate 28and ignited to initiate combustion of the combustible material such ascharcoal on the grates 27 and 28.

By referring again to Figures 1 and 6 of the drawings it will be notedthat the lowermost portion of the front wire frame I is reinforced withan extra transverse section WA and a plurality of vertically standingbracing members 32. The lowermost ends of the corner posts l8 and 19 areturned backwardly and then forwardly, as best shown in Figure 2 of thedrawings, to form relatively broad fiat leg surfaces 33 while the cornerposts 14 and 15 have their lowermost ends turned forwardly and upwardlyto form relatively broad fiat leg surfaces 34. The same construction isfound in the formation of the back frame Ii. It will thus be seen thatthe portable grill is capable of being positioned on almost anysupporting surface as it has relatively wide flat base portions lendingit suitable support.

The device is easily collapsed, as illustrated in Figure 5 ofthe'drawings, by moving the grate 27 forwardly to disengage the hooks 29and thereby permitting the grates 27 and 28 to hang in vertil,

cal position from pivotal connections and 36 located on the front frameIt! and the back frame H, respectively. The grill 2| is liftedvertically from the assembly and may be positioned in verticalarrangement within the device by hanging I it therein over one of theedges thereof or over one of the upper edges of the grates 21 and 28, ifdesired. The device may then be folded flatly together, as illustratedin Figure 6 of the drawings, so that the front frame I!) and the sideframe [3 are on the same longitudinal plane and the back frame I I andside panel are on the same longitudinal plane and spaced with respect tothe front ID and the side l2.

Alternately, the device may be folded as shown in Figure 5 of thedrawings so that the front I0 and the side I2 lie on the samelongitudinal plane while the side 13 and the back ll lie on a similarspaced longitudinal plane. In either event the device is collapsed to arelatively thin elongated shape which may be laid flat in a storage ortrunk compartment of an automobile or stood against the back of a seatthereof for easy carrying.

It will thus be seen that a portable grill has been disclosed which isformed essentially of six wire frame sections, four of which comprisethe front, back and side walls, two of which are pivoted to the frontand back walls and engageable with one another to form a V-shaped grate,and the sixth portion comprises the grill 2] which is positionedhorizontally in the device on any of several elevations so as to providevarying spacing with respect to the fuel on the grates 21 and 28.

It will thus be seen that the several objects of the invention have beenmet by the portable grill disclosed herein.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is:

1. A portable grill comprising two vertically standing side sectionseach having front and back corner posts and a pair of front and backframe sections each having loops on their outermost ends encircling thesaid corner posts of the side sections, a pair of grate sections pivotedone to the front frame section and one to the back frame section andtransversely thereof and together being of a total width greater thanthe space between the said front and back section, hook means on thefree end of one of the said grill sections for temporarily securing itto the free end of the other of the said grill sections and in angularrelation thereto to form a transversely V-shaped grate, acting to holdthe said side sections and front and back frame sections in rectangularrelation to one another and a removable grill supported on said framesections above said grate, and a splatter shield comprising a section ofsheet metal having rods secured thereto and extending beyond the sidesthereof, said rods looped about said front corner post to locate saidsection of sheet metal forwardly of said front section so that the sameis movable vertically therealong.

2. A portable grill comprising two vertically standing side sectionsformed of rod-like material each having front and back corner posts anda pair of front and back rod-like frame sections each having loops ontheir outermost ends encircling the said corner posts of the sidesections whereby the said front section may be folded flat against oneof the said side sections and the back section folded flat against theother of the said side sections with the said side sections inlongitudinal end to end relation with the respective front and backsections, a pair of grate sections one of which is pivoted transverselyto the inner surface of the said front section and the other of which ispivoted transversely to th inner surface of the said back section, thesaid grates together being of a total Width greater than the spacebetween the said front and back section, hook means on the free end ofone of the said grill sections for temporaril securing it to the freeend of the other of the said grill section and in angular relationthereto to form a V-shaped grate between the said front and backsections, the side edges of the said grate lying adjacent the said sidesection and acting in assembled position to hold the said side sectionand the front and back sections in rectangular relation to one anotherand a splatter shield slidably engaging said front corner post andpositioned forwardly of said front section.

JOHN W. SNYDER.

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